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Fletcher Markle is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 27 march 1921 at Winnipeg (Canada)
Fletcher Markle (March 27, 1921 – May 23, 1991) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in his native Canada, before working in films as an actor, and on television as a host as well as in his other creative roles.
Mr. Markle was also married a third time to Dorothy Conradt, from 1963 to 1991.
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Fletcher Markle
Nationality USA
Birth 27 march 1921 at Winnipeg (Canada)
Death 23 may 1991 (at 70 years) at Pasadena (USA)
Birth 27 march 1921 at Winnipeg (Canada)
Death 23 may 1991 (at 70 years) at Pasadena (USA)
Biography
Markle's first marriage to Helen Blanche Willis ended in 1949. While working for Orson Welles, he met his future second wife, Mercedes McCambridge. The couple divorced in 1962.Mr. Markle was also married a third time to Dorothy Conradt, from 1963 to 1991.
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Filmography of Fletcher Markle (6 films)
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Jigsaw (1949)
, 1h12Directed by Fletcher Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace, Marc Lawrence, Myron McCormick, Doe Avedon, Robert Gist
Roles Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rating55%
The title refers to a jigsaw puzzle and the story begins with the murder of a print shop owner that is quickly labeled a suicide. But newspaper columnist Charlie Riggs is convinced that it was a murder related to a white neo-fascist organization called the Crusaders and imparts this suspicion to Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy. He also publishes this opinion in his column. Then Riggs himself is murdered, inducing Malloy to launch an investigation into the Crusaders. Because the group appears to be getting backing from organized crime, Malloy looks there, soon receiving unasked-for help from a crime boss called Angel, who recommends him for the position of special prosecutor.
Journey Together (1945)
, 1h35Directed by John Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling, David Tomlinson, Edward G. Robinson, Ronald Squire, Derek N. Twist
Roles Staff Pilot, Canadian Navigation School
Rating64%
Two RAF aircrew cadets, Jack Wilton (Richard Attenborough) and John Aynesworth (Jack Watling) become friends. A friendly rivalry develops between the two while they are training, and it ends in a bet. They both pass their initial training and are sent to the United States for more advanced instruction. However, once there, it becomes clear that Corporal Wilton, while he is otherwise a great pilot, cannot land a plane because of his inability to judge height. Wilton is devastated, and the feeling worsens when he sees that Aynsworth is a natural pilot. Aynsworth proceeds with his pilot’s training, and Wilton is sent up to Canada to be trained as a navigator instead.
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The Incredible Journey (1963)
, 1h20Directed by Fletcher Markle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Émile Genest, John Drainie, Robert Christie, Eric Clavering, Jan Rubes, Rex Allen
Rating69%
The Hunter family receive a telegram detailing that the father, James, has been offered a visiting fellowship at Oxford University in England. However, their two children, Peter and Elizabeth, worry about what is to be done with their two dogs, Luath the young Labrador Retriever and Bodger the elderly English Bull Terrier, along with their Siamese cat Tao, while they are away. Family friend John Longridge offers to convince the animals to stay with him at his house in Northwestern Ontario, so that is what is arranged.
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
, 1h24Directed by Fletcher Markle, Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron, Joe De Santis, Jim Backus
Rating65%
In 1848 New York, a young Frenchwoman, Madeline Minot (Leslie Caron), arrives, looking for expatriate Charles Thevenet (Louis Calhern). She is initially turned away at the door by his mistress and housekeeper, Lorna Bounty (Barbara Stanwyck), but persists and presents Thevenet with a letter of introduction from his only grandson, Paul, a romantic revolutionary with whom Madeline is in love.
Night Into Morning (1951)
, 1h26Directed by Fletcher Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ray Milland, John Hodiak, Lewis Stone, Jean Hagen, Rosemary DeCamp, Dawn Addams
Rating67%
Everything is going very well for college professor Phillip Ainley, who has a loving wife and son and an offer to teach at Yale. But his world turns upside-down when Katherine Mead, his secretary, rushes to tell him that there's been a deadly explosion at the professor's home.
Jigsaw (1949)
, 1h12Directed by Fletcher Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace, Marc Lawrence, Myron McCormick, Doe Avedon, Robert Gist
Rating55%
The title refers to a jigsaw puzzle and the story begins with the murder of a print shop owner that is quickly labeled a suicide. But newspaper columnist Charlie Riggs is convinced that it was a murder related to a white neo-fascist organization called the Crusaders and imparts this suspicion to Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy. He also publishes this opinion in his column. Then Riggs himself is murdered, inducing Malloy to launch an investigation into the Crusaders. Because the group appears to be getting backing from organized crime, Malloy looks there, soon receiving unasked-for help from a crime boss called Angel, who recommends him for the position of special prosecutor.
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Jigsaw (1949)
, 1h12Directed by Fletcher Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace, Marc Lawrence, Myron McCormick, Doe Avedon, Robert Gist
Rating55%
The title refers to a jigsaw puzzle and the story begins with the murder of a print shop owner that is quickly labeled a suicide. But newspaper columnist Charlie Riggs is convinced that it was a murder related to a white neo-fascist organization called the Crusaders and imparts this suspicion to Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy. He also publishes this opinion in his column. Then Riggs himself is murdered, inducing Malloy to launch an investigation into the Crusaders. Because the group appears to be getting backing from organized crime, Malloy looks there, soon receiving unasked-for help from a crime boss called Angel, who recommends him for the position of special prosecutor.
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
, 1h27Directed by Orson Welles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Errol Flynn, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia
Roles Co-Writer
Rating74%
Irish sailor Michael O'Hara (Orson Welles) meets the beautiful blonde Elsa (Rita Hayworth) as she rides a horse-drawn coach in Central Park. Three hooligans waylay the coach. Michael rescues Elsa and escorts her home. Michael reveals he is a seaman and learns Elsa and her husband, disabled criminal defense attorney Arthur Bannister (Everett Sloane), are newly arrived in New York City from Shanghai. They are on their way to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. Michael, attracted to Elsa despite misgivings, agrees to sign on as an able seaman aboard Bannister's yacht.